Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes as Super Typhoon Man-yi is making landfall along the eastern coast of Catanduanes, Philippines on Saturday.

Super Typhoon Man-yi neared the Philippines on Saturday, bringing destructive winds and torrential rain to a nation still recovering from a series of powerful storms that have killed more than 160 people and caused widespread damage.

As Super Typhoon Man-yi moves closer to the Philippines, tens of thousands of people have been evacuated, marking the fifth tropical storm to hit the nation in the past three weeks, state media reported Saturday.